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drabantby

drabantby

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

drabantby m (definite singular drabantbyen, indefinite plural drabantbyer, definite plural drabantbyene)

  1. a satellite town (self-contained town on the periphery of a metropolitan area)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

drabant + by, from English satellite town, Danish satellitby, drabantby; also related to German Trabantenstadt

Noun

drabantby m (definite singular drabantbyen, indefinite plural drabantbyar, definite plural drabantbyane)

  1. a satellite town (as above)

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